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makara

“makara” is a Turkish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. block
  2. bobbin
  3. coil
  4. hasp
  5. Baumkuchen

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقره (makara, “pulley, block”), from Arabic بَكَرَة (bakara, “pulley, block”).

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